Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin

Criminal Courts of Justice
Na Cúirteanna Breithiúnais Coiriúla
Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin is located in Central Dublin
Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin
Location within Central Dublin
General information
TypeCourthouse
Architectural styleModern
AddressParkgate Street, Dublin 8
Town or cityDublin
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°20′55″N 6°17′44″W / 53.348631°N 6.295682°W / 53.348631; -6.295682
Elevation10 m (31 ft)
Groundbreaking2007
OpenedJanuary 2010
Cost140 million[1]
OwnerCourts Service
Height32 m (105 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter40 m (131 ft)
Technical details
Materialreinforced concrete, glass, timber
Floor count11
Floor area25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators27
Grounds0.95 hectare (2.3 acre)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Peter McGovern
Architecture firmHenry J. Lyons & Partners
Services engineerJ.V. Tierney & Co. Consulting Engineers
Awards and prizesPublic Choice Award / Best Accessible Award 2010[2]
Other information
Number of rooms600+
Parking72 spaces on-site

The Criminal Courts of Justice (Irish: Na Cúirteanna Breithiúnais Coiriúla) is the principal courts building for the criminal courts in the Republic of Ireland.[3][4] It stands on Parkgate Street, near the Phoenix Park.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Criminal Courts of Justice". Irish Building Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ "The Criminal Courts of Justice - - Irish Architecture Gallery". IrishArchitectureAwards.ie. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Coulter, Carol (24 November 2009). "First case set for new criminal courts". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b McDonald, Dearbhail (24 November 2009). "New order in court as €140m legal 'Pantheon' opens doors". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011.